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Ukraine has hobbled Russia's Black Sea Fleet. Could it turn the tide of the war?
Politico ^ | August 29, 2022 | CHRISTOPHER MILLER and PAUL MCLEARY

Posted on 08/29/2022 3:49:37 PM PDT by Timber Rattler

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet was once considered central to Vladimir Putin’s attempted conquest of Ukraine.

But that fleet and its accompanying air wing have been battered by innovative Ukrainian missile and drone attacks, turning the once-feared force into something of an afterthought in Europe’s largest war in seven decades.

When Putin launched his all-out invasion of Ukraine in February, the Crimea-based fleet was at the center of the action, launching Kalibr cruise missiles at military and civilian targets deep into the country, blocking access to the country’s ports, and threatening an amphibious landing on Odesa.

Since those early days, however, Kyiv has seized the initiative as missile strikes and mysterious explosions have wreaked havoc on the Russian fleet, sinking several vessels — including its flagship cruiser the Moskva — and devastating its Crimea-based air wing in a dramatic attack this month.

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The Russian Black Sea Fleet, blasted into irrelevancy.
1 posted on 08/29/2022 3:49:37 PM PDT by Timber Rattler
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To: Timber Rattler

Tokyo Rose, 1945.


2 posted on 08/29/2022 3:54:42 PM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Timber Rattler

The Moskva is now an underwater marine museum where brightly colored fish swim through its quarters.


3 posted on 08/29/2022 4:04:18 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: Timber Rattler
This thread has been brought to you by George Soros.

For all your globalist warmongering needs, turn to George Soros. (also sponsored by Pfizer)


4 posted on 08/29/2022 4:16:49 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (America Owes Anita Bryant An Enormous Apology)
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5 posted on 08/29/2022 4:18:24 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (America Owes Anita Bryant An Enormous Apology)
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To: Timber Rattler
Moooooooooooo, plop, plop, plop......


6 posted on 08/29/2022 4:19:46 PM PDT by ganeemead (There is no definition of patriotism that includes stooging or siding with Nazis against Christians.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
This post brought to you by Russian brotherly 'love'


7 posted on 08/29/2022 4:23:30 PM PDT by Brellium (The environment is of upmost importance, without trees where will we hang Moscovites?)
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To: Timber Rattler
As much as I enjoy Russia getting its clock cleaned, this article is several months behind the times. The Moskva was sunk in April and Ukraine recaptured Snake Island at the end of June.

Since the fall of the USSR, the Russian navy has its share of problems. The Moskva needed a full refit and update it never had. If the command ship of the Black Fleet was suffering from lack of maintenance and modernization, what does that say about the rest of the fleet?

8 posted on 08/29/2022 4:26:53 PM PDT by Widget Jr (Disobey your television.)
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To: Timber Rattler

The silicon chip and the derivative modern technologies have made naval surface combatants obsolete death traps.


9 posted on 08/29/2022 4:29:04 PM PDT by allendale
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To: allendale
The silicon chip and the derivative modern technologies have made naval surface combatants obsolete death traps.

They will hang around for a while. There is a possibility they may serve as laser platforms and drone command and support...

10 posted on 08/29/2022 5:33:13 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain

Anything that floats can be detected and sunk with weapons that can be a continent away. Within ten years even the battleship admirals who dutifully patrol the Pentagon and the corridors of Congress will come to this realization. It was 100 years ago that General Billy Mitchell demonstrated that battleships were no match for airpower. Who will be the Billy Mitchell of the 21st century?


11 posted on 08/29/2022 5:43:19 PM PDT by allendale
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To: Brellium

Sodomite Troll fail.

Your hero Zelensky is the big fan of Sodomites. Proliferating the globalist sodomite agenda is more important to him than saving lives in the middle of a war. It got him a big spread in Vanity Fair !


12 posted on 08/29/2022 6:29:54 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (America Owes Anita Bryant An Enormous Apology)
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To: Timber Rattler

Ah, here we go again with the “turn the tide,” if only the little engine could, etc BS....

‘Despite the slow but steady progress of the Russian Forces, western media and politicians continue to repeat the mantra of Russian defeat, of stalemate, of Ukrainian counter-offensives that are shortly to turn the tide of victory. All that is required to secure that final victory is another $10 billion, another shipment of ‘wunderwaffen’, more ammunition, more sanctions…….more……’

‘The King in Yellow’
https://stolzuntermenschen.substack.com/p/the-king-in-yellow?fbclid=IwAR0bg76lA-6t7gJl2_5Q5R0jbApj_ZQGbQSZMP9VLQQZsYZ-WJh25rtUgxg


13 posted on 08/29/2022 7:40:29 PM PDT by cranked
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To: Brellium

Why have you posted ghey porn here?


14 posted on 09/01/2022 8:29:21 PM PDT by Impy ("We didn't steal the election, we swear!!!" - Sincerely, The Election Thieves )
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